St. Louis Blues Set New Franchise Records Stephen Ground | May 20, 2019 The St. Louis Blues completed their most dominant performance of the postseason Sunday afternoon when they defeated the San Jose Sharks by a score of 5-0 to take a 3-2…
Blues & Sharks Success Sparked by Good Goaltending The Canadian Press | May 11, 2019 SAN JOSE, Calif. — St. Louis’ season started to turn around as soon as goalie Jordan Binnington came up from the minors to help lead the Blues from the bottom of the standings. The key moment for their opponent in the Western Conference final came much…
Blues’ Binnington: Steady as a Rookie Rock The Canadian Press | May 9, 2019 ST. LOUIS — Jordan Binnington still doesn’t look nervous. Sure, the standout rookie goalie for the St. Louis Blues admitted he got a little tired late in the double-overtime win over Dallas in Game 7. But he said he is ready to keep his strong play goi…
A Stars’ Fan Guide to the St. Louis Blues Stephen Ground | April 25, 2019 Few analysts, reporters, or hockey fans expected that the second round of the NHL playoffs would see a matchup between the Dallas Stars and the St. Louis Blues, and yet,…
Stars Will Have Hands Full vs. Blues in Round 2 Ryan Szporer | April 23, 2019 It’s become clear regular-season standings mean very little these playoffs. The wild-card Dallas Stars need only look to their first-round upset over the Central Division-winning Nashville Predators as proof. The…
Pettersson vs. Binnington: Who Will Win the Calder? The Old Prof | April 22, 2019 On March 19, Jared Clinton of The Hockey News wrote that the Vancouver Canucks’ Elias Petterson had a chance to become the first unanimous Calder Trophy winner since Teemu Selanne…
Binnington Proving to be Blues’ Future Stephen Ground | April 20, 2019 The St. Louis Blues finished an improbable comeback Thursday night when they defeated the Winnipeg Jets 3-2 in Winnipeg, scoring the winning goal with 15 seconds remaining. With that victory,…
3 Thoughts from Jets’ Pair of Playoff Wins Declan Schroeder | April 18, 2019 The Winnipeg Jets were in enemy territory for the past two games of their first-round Stanley Cup Playoff matchup with the St. Louis Blues. Down 2-0 in the series heading…
Goalie Jordan Binnington Is the One to Watch When Blues Play the Jets The Canadian Press | April 10, 2019 Jordan Binnington is about to get a crash course in what Connor Hellebuyck faced last season. The St. Louis Blues’ rookie goaltender will make his playoff debut against Hellebuyck and the high-powered Jets in Game 1 of their first-round series Wednesda…
Blues’ Success Hinges on Analytics & Matchups Michael Pelts | April 9, 2019 As the NHL season heads into the playoffs and the St. Louis Blues prepare to take on the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, I had the opportunity to take…
Are the St. Louis Blues for Real? Michael Pelts | March 29, 2019 The St. Louis Blues have had a strange season. General manager Doug Armstrong made waves over the summer by acquiring star center Ryan O’Reilly on the same day he picked…
Blues Goaltending: View From the Crease (March Update) Stephen Ground | March 6, 2019 A few months ago, we took a look at the St. Louis Blues’ goaltending situation throughout the organization, starting at the top with Jake Allen. We intended to check back…